Why are there so many Oblique Injuries in Major League Baseball?

For years, we have heard about oblique injuries sidelining players, but what is causing this injury?

When it comes to injuries, it is critical that we understand the mechanism of injury. And, also, it is critical that we understand the number one precursor to injury: Previous Injury.

A player that gets hurt once, is much more prone to re-injury than a player that has not yet seen a trip to the Injured List (I.L.).

We can all make a list of players that just always seem to be hurt. But why is it that this player keeps getting hurt?

As the Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance Enhancement for the New York Yankees, it was trends that we were looking for when evaluating and assessing player risk- and the most important starting point for assessing risk was always a players injury history.

When you study a players injury history and cross reference that with an intensive study of their movement patterns, along with their available joint range of motion, it becomes much easier to put a narrative together as to why that player keeps getting hurt.

In Major League Baseball, there are classic injuries that seem to always show themselves…